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China trade can be boosted

Agri-food exports could thrive but Canada needs to push to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers

By Alex Binkley December 3, 2018

China is a growing market for Canadian agri-food exports and could become even more important if it reduces tariffs and other trade barriers, says the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance. The call came as four federal cabinet ministers were in China to discuss improved relations. While a free trade deal with China seems far away, proposals

CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans strike post-harvest highs on trade truce

By GFM Network News, Karl Plume December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures rallied to their highest since at least August on Monday, joining a broad rally in commodity and equity prices after Washington and Beijing sealed a truce in a trade war that has halted nearly all U.S. soy shipments to the world’s top importer. Soybean prices, however, set back

U.S. President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue participate in a farmers’ roundtable event April 25, 2017 at the White House. (Video screengrab from WhiteHouse.gov)

Crops, Markets

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek December 3, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — China will probably resume buying U.S. soybeans around Jan. 1 because of limited supplies in South America, after halting purchases due to the trade war between Washington and Beijing, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Monday. However, it has “yet to be determined” whether China will remove tariffs on imports

CME February 2019 live cattle, with 20-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. cattle futures closed modestly higher on Friday on short-covering after a four-session slide and concern that wintry weather in the central Plains in the coming days could slow cattle weight gain, traders said. Lean hog futures were mixed as traders awaited news on U.S.-China trade talks expected this weekend as

CBOT March 2019 wheat, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 30, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. wheat futures rose about 1.5 per cent Friday on firming cash markets, analysts said, while soybeans and corn firmed ahead of hotly anticipated U.S.-China trade talks at this week’s G20 summit in Argentina. The G20 meeting is to include head-to-head discussions between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi

An ammonia and nitrogen fertilizer plant in Russia. (Saoirse_2010/iStock/Getty Images)

Crops

Fertilizer prices to rise on global production shifts

By GFM Network News, Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm November 29, 2018

CNS Canada — Canadian fertilizer prices are expected to increase as spring draws nearer, according to industry professionals. “The further you buy out from spring, the prices tend to be a little bit lower. In making your commitments early, prices tend to edge up as you get closer to spring,” said Don Kitson of International

CME February 2019 lean hogs, with 50-day moving average. (Barchart)

Livestock, Markets

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. lean hog futures jumped more than four per cent on Thursday after the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s weekly export sales report showed that China last week placed its largest order for U.S. pork since February, traders said. The purchases are a signal that an outbreak of African swine fever in

CBOT January 2019 soybeans, with Bollinger (20,2) bands. (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Soybeans pause after two-day rise

By GFM Network News, Julie Ingwersen November 29, 2018

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures eased on Thursday as traders booked profits after prices hit a near two-week high in the previous session, ahead of trade talks between Washington and Beijing at the G20 meeting. Wheat futures declined on lacklustre U.S. export sales while corn ended nearly unchanged. Chicago Board of Trade January

Members of Illinois Soybean Growers Association and a trade group of grain buyers from Sri Lanka inspect soybeans of Pioneer-DuPont Seed facility in Addieville, Illinois, September 19, 2018.

International news, News

U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade war damage, find new markets

Replacing a customer the size of China, however, is proving to be a very tall order

By Karl Plume November 28, 2018

Clouds crowded the Illinois sky as Nick Harre walked away from his combine at the peak of harvest to join four fellow farmers in greeting some unlikely visitors. Inside a nearby seed barn, they made their pitch to eight Sri Lankan government officials: Please buy our soybeans. The wooing of such a tiny market underscores

ICE January 2019 canola (yellow) and CBOT January 2019 soybeans (green). (Barchart)

Crops, Markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola at mercy of U.S. soy

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News November 28, 2018

CNS Canada — The ICE canola market is currently at the mercy of the soybean market as it awaits this week’s G20 meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump. “We’ve got the big pop in the soybeans in anticipation of some positive developments at this weekend’s G20 meetings… we are getting

Daily Network News

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Tag Archives China

China trade can be boosted

U.S. grains: Soybeans strike post-harvest highs on trade truce

China’s action on tariffs uncertain, USDA’s Perdue says

U.S. livestock: CME live cattle futures up slightly

U.S. grains: Wheat, soy, corn climb

Fertilizer prices to rise on global production shifts

U.S. livestock: Hogs bounce on news of pork sales to China

U.S. grains: Soybeans pause after two-day rise

U.S. farmers scramble to contain trade war damage, find new markets

ICE weekly outlook: Canola at mercy of U.S. soy

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